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S.  R.  A.— B.  S.  59. 


United  States  Dc 


Issued  May  6,  1924 

culture 


SERVICE  AND  REGULATORY  ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BUREAU  OF  BIOLOGICAL  SURVEY 


REGULATIONS    FOR    THE    PROTECTION    OF    GAME    IN    CERTAIN 
LOCALITIES  IN  ALASKA 

By  virtue  of  the  authority  conferred  upon  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture by  section  2  of  the  act  of  May  11,  1908  (35  Stat,  102;  Com- 
piled Laws  of  Alaska,  sec.  331),  entitled  "An  act  to  amend  an  act 
entitled  'An  act  for  the  protection  of  game  in  Alaska,  and  for  other 
purposes,'  approved  June  7,  1902,*'  the  following  regulations  for  the 
protection  of  game  in  Alaska  are  made  and  published,  to  take 
effect  July  1,1924: 

REGULATION  1.— OPEN  SEASONS  FOR  BIG  GAME 

The  killing  of  deer  in  southeastern  Alaska  east  of  longitude  141°  (except  on 
Kruzof  and  Partofshikof  Islands  and  the  Taku  River  drainage  as  provided 
in  Regulation  3)  is  hereby  limited  to  deer  having  horns  not  less  than  3 
inches  long,  and  the  season  for  killing  such  deer  is  limited  to  the  period  from 
September  16  to  December  15,  both  dates  inclusive. 

The  killing  of  moose,  caribou,  and  mountain  sheep  in  Alaska  north  of  latitude 
62°  is  hereby  limited  to  the  period  from  August  20  to  December  31,  both  dates 
inclusive. 

The  killing  of  mountain  goats  (except  on  the  eastern  part  of  the  Kenai 
Peninsula,  on  Baranof  and  Chichagof  Islands,  and  in  the  Taku  River  drainage 
as  provided  in  Regulation  3)  is  hereby  limited  to  the  period  from  August  20 
to  October  31,  both  dates  inclusive. 

The  killing  of  moose  south  of  latitude  62°  and  west  of  longitude  146°  is 
hereby  limited  to  the  period  from  September  1  to  December  31.  both  dates 
inclusive. 

REGULATION  2.— LIMITS 

The  number  of  deer,  goats,  and  mountain  sheep  that  may  be  killed  by  any 
one  person  during  the  open  season  is  hereby  limited  to  three  each. 

The  number  of  moose  that  may  be  killed  south  of  latitude  62°  by  any  one 
person  during  the  open  season  is  hereby  limited  to  one. 

REGULATION   3.— AREAS  WHERE   KILLING   CERTAIN  ANIMALS   IS   PROHIBITED 

The  killing  of  any  game  animal  or  bird  on  Kruzof  and  Partofshikof  Islands. 
near  Sitka,  is  prohibited  until  July  1.  P>Lr>. 

The  killing  of  mountain  goats  on  Baranof  and  Chichagof  Islands  is  pro- 
hibited until  July  1,  1926. 

The  killing  of  deer  west  of  longitude  141°   is  prohibited  until  July  1,   15)20. 

The  killing  of  any  game  animal  in  the  drainage  of  the  Taku  River  between 
the  Canadian  boundary  and  a  line  drawn  from  Taku   Point   to  the  east  end 
of  the  face  of  Taku  Glacier  is  hereby  prohibited  until  July  1.  1926. 
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The  killing  of  mountain  sheep  and  mountain  goats  in  the  eastern  part  of 
the  Kenai  Peninsula  east  of  longitude  150°  (the  location  of  which  is  indi- 
cated by  a  north  and  south  line  passing  through  the  Stalter  Place  on  Kenai 
River)  is  prohibited  until  July  1,  1926. 

REGULATION   4.— KILLING   FEMALES   AND    YOUNG   OF   CERTAIN   ANIMALS 

The  killing  of  female  mountain  sheep,  female  deer,  mountain  sheep  lambs, 
mountain  uroat  kids,  and  fawns  of  deer  and  caribou  south  of  the  Arctic  Circle  is 
hereby  prohibited. 

REGULATION    5.— SALE    OF    DEER    MEAT    IN    ALASKA,    AND    POSSESSION    OF    DEER 
AND   PARTS   THEREOF   KILLED   IN   CLOSE   SEASON 

The  sale,  directly  or  indirectly,  of  deer  meat  in  Alaska  is  hereby  prohibited  ; 
and  no  deer  meat  shall  be  procured  for  serving  or  served  in  any  boarding 
house,  cafe,  cannery,  eating  house,  hotel,  mess  house,  or  restaurant  by  the 
proprietor  thereof  or  his  agent,  and  no  deer  meat  shall  be  served  on  board 
any  steamer  or  other  vessel  in  the  waters  of  Alaska.  Possession  of  deer,  or 
any  part  thereof,  killed  in  the  close  season  is  prohibited,  except  possession 
thereof  by  natives,  miners,  and  explorers  in  accordance  with  the  exemptions 
contained  in  section  1  of  the  Alaska  game  law. 

REGULATION  6.— SALE  OF  MEAT,  CARCASSES,  OR  PARTS  THEREOF  OF  MOOSE, 
CARIBOU,  MOUNTAIN  SHEEP,  AND  MOUNTAIN  GOATS  IN  PARTS  OF  SOUTHERN 
ALASKA 

The  sale,  directly  or  indirectly,  of  the  meat,  carcasses,  or  parts  thereof  of 
moose,  caribou,  mountain  sheep,  or  mountain  goats  in  Alaska  south  of  the 
summit  of  the  Chugach  or  Coast  Range  Mountains,  including  all  of  the  Kenai 
Peninsula,  the  Alaska  Peninsula,  and  thence  east  to  Longitude  141°,  and  the 
shipping  of  the  meat  or  the  carcasses  or  parts  thereof  of  said  animals  for  sale 
from  Anchorage,  Seward,  or  other  points  on  the  Kenai  Peninsula  or  from 
points  on  the  Alaska  Peninsula  are  hereby  prohibited;  and  no  meat,  carcasses, 
or  parts  thereof  of  said  animals  shall  be  accepted  for  shipment  to  other  points 
in  Alaska  unless  accompanied  by  affidavit  of  the  owner  that  they  were  not 
purchased  and  are  not  intended  for  sale ;  Provided,  That  when  the  shipment  is 
made  between  points  at  which  there  is  no  office  authorized  to  administer  oaths 
a  signed  statement  of  the  shipper,  witnessed  by  one  or  more  agents  of  the 
transportation  company,  may  be  accepted  in  lieu  of  an  affidavit. 

The  meat  of  moose,  caribou,  mountain  sheep,  or  mountain  goats  shall  not 
be  procured  for  serving  or  served  in  any  boarding  house,  cafe,  cannery,  eating 
house,  hotel,  mess  house,  restaurant,  or  dining  car  by  the  proprietor  thereof 
or  his  agent,  in  Alaska  south  of  the  summit  of  the  Chugach  or  Coast  Range 
Mountains,  including  all  of  the  Kenai  Peninsula,  the  Alaska  Peninsula,  and 
thence  east  to  Longitude  141°. 

REGULATION  7.— HIRING  HUNTERS 

The  hiring  of  any  person,  directly  or  indirectly,  to  kill  or  capture  game 
birds  or  game  animals  for  any  boarding  house,  cafe,  cannery,  eating  house. 
hotel,  mess  house,  restaurant,  dining  car,  or  vessel  in  Alaska  south  of  the 
Arctic  Circle  is  hereby  prohibited. 

REGULATION  8.— HUNTING  DEER  OR   MOOSE  WITH   ARTIFICIAL   LIGHTS 

Hunting  or  killing  deer  or  moose  in  Alaska  with  the  aid  of  tires,  jacklights, 
searchlights,  or  other  artificial  lights  is  hereby  prohibited. 

REGULATION    9.— KILLING   GAME   AND   BIRDS   TO   FEED   DOGS  AND   FOXES 

\«>  game  animal  or  bird  (except  eagles,  ravens,  and  cormorants)  shall  he 
killed  and  no  such  animal  or  bird  or  the  carcasses  or  parts  thereof  shall  be 
sold,  purchased,  or  procured  for  the  purpose  of  feeding,  or  fed  to  foxes  or 
other  fur-bearing  animals  in  captivity,  or  to  dours  boarded  for  pay;  Provided, 
that  otherwise"  waste  parts,  such  as  the  hides,  viscera,  and  bones,  may  be  fed 
to  SUCh  animals. 


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REGULATION   10.— DESTRUCTION   OF  GAME   BY   DOGS 

Killing  or  permitting  the  killing  of  moose,  deer,  caribou,  mountain  sheep, 
or  mountain  goats  with  dogs,  or  permitting  dogs  to  hunt  moose,  deer,  caribou, 
mountain  sheep,  or  mountain  goats,  in  Alaska  south  of  the  Arctic  Circle  is 
hereby  prohibited. 

REGULATION    11.— USE   OF   POISON    TO   KILL    WILD   ANIMALS 

The  use  of  strychnine  or  other  poisons  in  killing  wild  animals  in  Alaska 
is  forbidden,  except  that  poison  may  be  used  under  official  direction  for  the 
destruction  of  wolves,  coyotes,  and  wolverenes  by  game  and  fur  wardens  or 
other  officers  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  and  by  game  wardens  in  the 
Territorial  service. 

On  and  after  July  1,  1924,  all  regulations  for  the  protection  of 
game  in  Alaska  made  and  published  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture 
under  authority  of  the  Alaska  game  law  prior  to  the  regulations 
hereby  made  and  published,  except  the  regulations  of  August  1,  1908, 
relating  to  the  collection  of  specimens  for  scientific  purposes,  and 
the  capture  or  shipment  of  live  animals  and  birds  for  exhibition  or 
propagation,  and  the  export  of  specimens  from  Alaska,  shall  be  and 
are  hereby  revoked. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
official  seal  of  the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  to  be 
affixed,  in  the  city  of  Washington,  this  6th  day  of  May.  1924. 

[seal.]  Henry  C.  Wallace, 

Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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